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Mama.Maam

Updated 10mo ago

Looking for Non-Surgery PE Ladies

28 year old female with Pectus Excavatum, never had surgery, and have loads of side effects as a result. Any other non-surgery PE ladies out there?

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wise

2y

I'm 23 and have a heart problem that has been clinically proven to be worsened by my chest wall deformity. I literally almost passed out when a doctor tried to palpate my sternum to assess the degree of deformity. I'm still told I can't have surgery because I'm "too young" and the surgery would be too risky because of my heart. the thing that's made worse by having a bone squished up against it. Also "women don't get pe" no they definitely do, but when you have basketball breasts it's kinda hard to see
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Mama.Maam

2y

can I ask how old you are without offense? My heart is relocated, pressed into my ribcage and mis-shapen. My lungs have low function and are relocated. And unfortunately I ended up with one D and one A so mine is twice as noticable.
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juniperbjones

2y

hi!!! me! i have PE and idk if i’m able to have surgery yet
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BunBun94

2y

they won’t let me get it :(
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Juji

2y

Oh guys!!! I am 32 and Mine is pretty deep, not sure the haller but I’ve seen an X-ray haha anyways I thought I was too old to get a surgery but had a video consult with a place in New Jersey. They do adult surgeries a lot, look up Dr Barry E. LoSasso. They referred me to a cardiologist here in Utah first to check my heart function and I’m getting the surgery later this year in NJ. Their my get a lot of out of state cases so they have a whole system set up. The consult was free ps
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Juji

2y

They get a lot of out of state cases*
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Gina1998

2y

Yes, I honestly don’t want the surgery because I think it’ll be more pain than it’s worth for my particular case… but I do get very self conscious about it sometimes 🥴

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